As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
Heavy fighting rocked besieged Gaza as aid agencies warned of looming famine and new talks were held in Cairo towards...
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World’s biggest flying lab comes to Asia on air pollution mission
Clark, Philippines - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the world's biggest flying laboratory, in...
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Robotic suit gives paralyzed children gift of walking
The mechanical joints of the battery-powered titanium suit adapt intelligently to the motion of each child, according to the European Patent...
- The suit helps to achieve in record time rehabilitation goals that would take months to achieve with conventional therapies
- The benefits include muscle strengthening, improvement of the digestive and respiratory systems and a major mood boost
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Hybrid healthcare puts patient at the center
Beside facilitating the delivery of quality treatment, telehealth has altered the competitive landscape of private healthcare, allowing providers to offer...
- A vast majority of healthcare institutions has adopted new telehealth solutions while others expanded their existing programs to ensure patient care continuity
- In the UAE, the telehealth market is predicted to reach over US$535.5 million by 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 25 percent from 2020 to 2025
‘Close the windows’: Lebanon power plant sparks cancer fears
Thick black smoke sometimes billows from its red-and-white chimneys, leaving a grey haze in the air above the Zouk Mikael...
- A Greenpeace study found that the surrounding Jounieh area ranked fifth in the Arab world and 23rd globally for cities most contaminated by nitrogen dioxide
- The environmental group's 2018 study singled out the Zouk plant, built in the 1940s, as well as cars on a busy motorway and privately owned electricity generators
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Oxfam says world failing to address ‘dangerous’ inequality
The UN and Oxfam have previously decried the unequal distribution of vaccines from richer Western countries to lower-income ones, particularly...
- Oxfam also found that two-thirds of countries failed to increase their minimum wage in line with gross domestic product
- It delivered a withering criticism of most nations, arguing that the pandemic should have been a "wake-up call" to act on poverty in general
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‘Heatwave to make human life unsustainable in certain areas’
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Heatwaves will become so extreme in certain regions of the world within decades that human life there...
- Heatwaves are predicted to "exceed human physiological and social limits" in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia.
- "There are clear limits beyond which people exposed to extreme heat and humidity cannot survive," a report by the UN and Red Cross said.
Business
Saudi healthcare needs $35bn as population rises
The kingdom will need an investment of $35.6bn for nearly 20,000 new hospital beds by 2030, according to Colliers. High...
- The cost of land in Riyadh has almost doubled in the last two to three years, according to Mansoor Ahmed, Colliers Executive Director Middle East & Africa.
- REIT funds in the kingdom can unlock around $59 - $63.4 billion property value, playing a key role in growth in the healthcare sector.
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Abu Dhabi launches healthcare grant to help research, innovation
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) launched the first edition of the Healthcare Research and Innovation Grant, a...
- The grant seeks to fuel healthy competition across the healthcare ecosystem in the emirate.
- It seeks to help start unique research projects and innovative products, technologies and services in Abu Dhabi’s healthcare facilities.
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Qatar allows non vaccinated fans at FIFA World Cup
But players and match officials may be forced into a secure "bio-bubble" if Covid-19 cases take off again, with the...
- The 29-day tournament will be the first major global sporting event with fans since the eruption in December 2019 of the Covid pandemic.
- All visitors aged over six will have to produce negative Covid-19 tests before taking flights to Qatar for the tournament that starts November 20.
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Eman Al Shamsi is first Arab, Emirati member of WLPO steering committee
The WLPO network, part of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), promotes female leadership in pediatric oncology.
- The WLPO network, part of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, promotes female leadership in pediatric oncology
- Dr Al Shamsi membership in the WLPO steering is a significant achievement and a success for the EHS medical staff
Economy
UAE to relax COVID-19 restrictions from Sept. 28
The UAE will be relaxing COVID-19 restrictions nationwide which will come into effect starting September 28. Dr. Saif Al Dhaheri,...
- Official websites of the Ministry of Health and Prevention, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre and NCEMA will continue to issue updated data.
- COVID-19 daily cases announcement will be discontinued.
As truce talks resume in Cairo, people in Gaza suffer from hunger
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California sues oil giants, alleges environment, climate-risks deception
The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars...
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Immunologist wins ‘Breakthrough Prize’ for cancer treatment
The Breakthrough Prize awards "the world's most brilliant minds" in fields including life sciences, fundamental physics and mathematics
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ChatGPT diagnoses ER patients ‘like a doctor’
During a study in Netherlands, the chatbot outperformed doctors in some cases. At the same time, it showed some limitations.
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Healthcare sector in Qatar witnesses remarkable growth, says IPA Qatar
Doha, Qatar--Sustained investment in healthcare infrastructure in Qatar has seen a rapid transformation in the sector as promotion of health...
- A study carried out by IPA Qatar shows that health promotion and disease prevention underpin its commitment to ensuring the well-being of its citizens
- In the next 10 years, digital infrastructure, virtual care, remote patient monitoring and AI will account for some 30% of hospital investments in the region
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AlNeyadi conducts over 200 research experiments on board ISS
ABU DHABI, UAE - Over the course of a six-month space mission on board the International Space Station (ISS), UAE...
- These research experiments were held in collaboration with 10 international space agencies and 25 esteemed UAE and global universities.
- The experiments covered a range of topics including the cardiovascular system, back pain, protein crystallisation growth, epigenetics, immune system,
Sudan refugees stranded without healthcare in Chad
The new arrivals in Adre may now be safe from the gunfire, but they soon learn they are still in...
- The risk of disease soars in the absence of clean water, for which people "begin lining up ... at 2:00 am" amid shortages in some camps, MSF reported
- In Sudan, even before the current conflict began in April, 78,000 children under five died every year "from preventable causes, such as malaria", UN says